I’v had to keep resetting the partitions back every time I install a new version of Suse. I’v done this for least two versions. Has this bug been fixed yet? No “recommended”(forced) changes to partitions. Back to no partition changes in the install screen.
I guess I don’t understand what you mean by forced partitions? Since I do custom partitioning, I seldom see what openSUSE does automatically, but generally a new install tries to make room for a new copy of openSUSE and not reusing anything old. While an upgrade would use existing partitions. What kind of openSUSE install (new or upgrade) are you trying to do to existing or new partitions and what is considered to be forced about it?
Thank You,
Neither do I.
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On 2012-08-01 22:26, lord valarian wrote:
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> I’v had to keep resetting the partitions back every time I install a new
> version of Suse. I’v done this for least two versions. Has this bug been
> fixed yet? No “recommended”(forced) changes to partitions. Back to no
> partition changes in the install screen.
There is an option in the installer to read the fstab file of a previous install and use that
proposal. No partition changes - but you have to select it manually. Otherwise it defaults to
new install.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
Same here. And what is “resetting partitions”?
On 2012-08-02 12:56, hcvv wrote:
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> please_try_again;2477728 Wrote:
>> Neither do I.
>> ?
> Same here. And what is “resetting partitions”?
He wants a setting to automatically reuse the same partition setup from the previous install,
instead of being forced to use a new one, then edit it to match the previous.
And that setting is the one i said on another post.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
I’m not quite sure what you are asking. But let me try.
The partitioning screen in the installer has several options. From memory, they are:
Accept partitioning
Edit partitioning
Create partitioning.
I think you are clicking on the second choice, then trying to edit it back to no partitioning changes. You should, instead, be clicking on the third choice where you start from scratch.
There may also be an option to import partitioning, but I’m not sure if that is on the same screen or the next screen after you click “create partitioning”. If it is there, the “import partitions” will go by what was used in a previous linux installation that the installer found on your disk.
I’v tried for 20 mins+ on each version to remove the partition changes. Three times on three different versions of the installer. I’v not been able to fix them. It’s too complex and awkward to ignore ‘recommended’ changes. Can you just remove the ‘recommended changes’ screen? If you have to put it in, make it simple two buttons
Ignore partition changes and continue
use partition changes
Better yet. just click ‘accept’ button at the bottom and no changes are made. No ‘recommended changes’ is ever seen.
The installer made a mess of my partitions. I use windows ‘easus partition manager’ to undo the damage. My 800 gigs mswin and 70 gig suse partition were trashed. Now, it’s 500 gig suse partition. It’s going to a be hard/headache to fix it. I usually fix the damage after the suse install runs. This version(12.1) of suse I just left it. I need to fix it soon when I install windows 7. EPM is fairly easy to change partition size. I can’t make sense of the one in Yast.
I dread have to fix the partitions yet again for the new version of suse. 
On 2012-08-07 21:36, lord valarian wrote:
> I’v tried for 20 mins+ on each version to remove the partition changes.
It takes me 5 seconds to choose the same partitioning as the old install.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 “Asparagus” GM (bombadillo))
I can’t figure it out, please remove it. Thanks. It was better on a previous version, no changes to partitions unless I change them.
Also, easus partition manager has no option to fix the linux partitions. I can’t install window 7 now, not enough room on the drive. 
Suse says I need to unmount the drive to resize it. Is there another mswin utility to resize the partition for linux?
Why don’t you use Parted Magic or gparted live CD to resize linux partitions? - of course at your own risk -
That may be a post damage treating.
I know the problem all too well.
It especially is relevant on systems multibooting several different versions of openSUSE,
along with e.g. windows.
As far as I remember I succeeded with ‘create partition setup’.
Of course you have to know what to do:
define a ‘/’ partition which should be formatted,
define a ‘/home’ partition which should NOT be formatted,
if you want to keep your previous personal data.
It helps a lot to run partitioner from YaST before the install,
and make hand-written notes about the location and size
of the different existing partitions.
But the invisible directories in ‘/home’, i.e. the ones the names of which start with a ‘.’
would better be deleted before the install, except at least for one: .thunderbird,
where your previous eMails are !
So take care of what you do
Mike
The issue in my mind is that when doing a new installation, openSUSE is going to try and create NEW root / and /home partitions for you. It will use vacant space if it exists and/or reduce the partition size for existing stuff if it needs to. It will not reuse existing partitions without manual intervention from you. You have limits on what can boot openSUSE and it is going to make openSUSE and its grub boot loader the master in control of your installation. There is a limit of primary partitions (using standard & extended partitions) and just where you can place the grub boot loader. If you have anything more than a simple setup, you must take the reigns of your own destiny and your partitions using a custom partitioning setup. For any setup that you might have, come here and post the output of fdisk or propose a partitioning setup and we will advise as to your possible courses of action. I can not imagine a better setup than we have now in the openSUSE installer unless its a bigger warning before you allow the selected installation to start going. The more you understand how to partition a disk, the more you realize how difficult it is to define an automatic installation program to properly analyze your existing setup while at the same time reading your mind for questions the installer does not ask. Its OK to suggest additional specific outcomes for any particular partition setup and if its common enough, it could be made part of the installer, but you may just be asking to much for the openSUSE install program to perform.
Thank You,
On 2012-08-09 00:16, jdmcdaniel3 wrote:
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> The issue in my mind is that when doing a new installation, openSUSE is
> going to try and create NEW root / and /home partitions for you. It
> will use vacant space if it exists and/or reduce the partition size for
> existing stuff if it needs to. It will not reuse existing partitions
> without manual intervention from you.
Absolutely. And as far as I remember, it has always done that.
On 2012-08-08 09:36, lord valarian wrote:
> I can’t figure it out, please remove it.
Sorry, WE can not remove anything. This forum is users help other users.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 “Asparagus” GM (bombadillo))
On Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:26:02 GMT, lord valarian
<lord_valarian@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
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>I’v had to keep resetting the partitions back every time I install a new
>version of Suse. I’v done this for least two versions. Has this bug been
>fixed yet? No “recommended”(forced) changes to partitions. Back to no
>partition changes in the install screen.
I must say that i don’t understand what your issue is. I have always
managed by partitions manually (using custom partitioning in opensuse
installs) and haven’t had any problems until Win7 which just won’t listen.
I had to let it F*** things up then fix them afterwards using Parted
Magic. Doing it myself always gives me the results i want.
?-)